'Star Wars' fans are freaking out over this stunning new game trailer

A new "Star Wars" trailer has fans going bananas. The trailer
racked up nearly 2 million views on YouTube in the past four
days;
Eurogamer called it "better than many Star Wars movies."

Sounds hyperbolic? It isn't. As a lapsed "Star Wars" fan myself,
I can attest: This is the good stuff.

The trailer isn't for a new "Star Wars" movie or even a TV show —
it's for a yearsold game, "Star Wars: The Old Republic," that
originally launched way back in 2011 but is getting a big
expansion this holiday.

LucasArts /
EA

With the expansion, titled "Knights of the Eternal Throne," the
age-old story of the Dark Side corrupting a young padawan is back
at the forefront.

The gorgeous trailer explores this journey, from a young girl
trying to figure out how to use the Force to a dark lordess
engaged in mortal conflict with her own mother.

BioWare
/ LucasArts

Don't get it twisted: This trailer is not representative
of what "Star Wars: The Old Republic" looks like (or even plays
like). The game is in the MMO, or massively multiplayer online,
genre, which puts hundreds or thousands of players into an online
world together.

"Star Wars: The Old Republic" looks and plays more like "World of
Warcraft" than the cinematic action shown in this incredible
trailer. In fairness, no games look and play like this
trailer — it's got more in common with the "Star Wars" films than
any game.

And that's why you shouldn't miss it, even if you don't care
about this game. It's genuinely some of the best short-form "Star
Wars" storytelling I've ever seen, and I think you'll
agree: